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For most Americans, the mention of EVs conjures images of protected forests, composting, recycling, maybe a few affluent families who can afford to upgrade to a Tesla.
That’s a huge problem. These associations have allowed the far right to seize on EVs as a symbol for out-of-touch liberals trying to force a political agenda on working class families. They’ve become a cultural issue. And by continuing to present the benefits of EVs as exclusively environmental, the left is feeding that argument.…
As more renewable energy sources are used, power systems must become more flexible and adjustable to balance supply with demand. To achieve this, services are required that span from fractions of a second to seasonal time scales. Solar and wind power will become increasingly critical, but their intermittent nature will result in nearly twice the annual variability in residual demand compared to today. EVs have the potential to provide grid-connected storage and in doing so revolutionise the way we use and manage energy.
In this white paper we examine the concepts of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, the landscape …
View Full ResourceEV fleets are expanding at a fast pace in several of the world’s largest markets. This is being driven by governments and automakers who are promoting electricity powered vehicles as a key technology to curb oil use, fight climate change and air pollution.
As more renewable energy sources are used, power systems must become more flexible and adjustable to balance supply with demand. To achieve this, services have required that span from fractions of a second to seasonal time scales. Solar and wind power will become increasingly critical, but their intermittent nature will result in nearly twice the annual variability …
View Full ResourceThis paper explores the application of message framing as a management practice to promote change in employee behaviour for corporate sustainability. We conduct a field experiment in a German automotive company to test the effects of three different frames (emotional, normative and gain) on pro-environmental actions in relation to electric vehicle choices of 170 employees. The frames are applied via two communication channels: first, via emails to remind employees about ordering a new car and second, via pop-up notifications appearing in the online system where employees complete their orders. We find that the interventions applied in emails, but not in …
View Full ResourceThis policy makers manual is prepared under the framework of the Global Environment Facility programme aimed at supporting low- and middle-income economies in their transition to electric mobility. It aims to serve as a guide for policy makers to effectively integrate electric vehicle charging into the grid, thereby supporting road transport electrification and decarbonisation.
The key steps can be summarised as preparing institutions for the shift to electric mobility, assessing the impacts on the grid, deploying measures for grid integration and improving power system planning. Each of these steps is informed by insights from various studies and inputs from international …
View Full ResourceThe US has broad-based potential to build a competitive advantage in electric vehicle manufacturing and in other value chain segments in the EV industry. Doing so would enable US automakers and suppliers to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and create tens of trillions of dollars in market value through mid-century. Recent legislation, including the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act, have created important programs such as tax credits and manufacturing grants that will accelerate the EV transition and help to secure US leadership.
But to build a lasting competitive edge, more policy tools need to be deployed. …
View Full ResourceThis report addresses: What is the composition, use, and location of federal fleets? What is the potential for federal fleets to transition to electric vehicles?
To address the first objective, GAO analyzed government-wide data on vehicles in federal agency fleets. We determined that these data were generally reliable for providing high-level depictions of federal fleets, such as describing their overall composition and location. However, they may not be detailed or consistent enough to provide accurate and reliable vehicle-level analyses, such as day-to-day use. To address the second objective, we analyzed GSA information on the vehicles agencies can purchase or lease …
View Full ResourceDespite supply chain issues and limited inventories, the electric vehicle (EV) market in the U.S. is growing rapidly. Yet these vehicles are still considered inaccessible to many people due to their high upfront cost.
At a national level, sales of new light-duty plug-in electric vehicles, including battery electric and plug-in hybrids (hereinafter referred to as EVs), nearly doubled from more than 300,000 in 2020 to over 600,000 in 2021. In the first quarter of 2022, more than 81,000 EVs were sold in California alone, increasing the market share of EVs to an all-time high of 16.3%.…
View Full ResourceThe U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a key federal program shifting the nation’s transportation fuel mix towards lower-carbon alternatives. A 2014 update to the standard included certain types of renewable electricity as qualifying fuels, supporting vehicle electrification within the RFS for the first time. This study investigates the potential under existing regulatory authority to expand deployment of low-carbon waste-to-electricity pathways, yielding revenue that could be used to subsidize electric vehicle (EV) sales or to support other RFS-aligned climate and transport-sector goals. We find that by accounting for drivetrain efficiency in credit allocation and creating a centralized entity to accrue …
View Full ResourceRMI and WattTime found that when EVs are optimized with smart charging to align with times of low emissions on the electricity grid, they further reduce emissions by an additional 2–8 percent and even become a grid resource.
The report More EVs, Fewer Emissions finds two key factors that affect the amount of emissions saved from optimized EV smart charging: the local grid mix and charger speed.
Even on dirtier grids, optimized charging can still play a role in reducing emissions and their associated pollution. This report digs into the differences in six regions in the United States and offers …
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